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the guilford association, balt. md The Guilford News GUILFORDASSOCIATION.ORG FALL 2013 There would have been an extraordinary complex on the hill The Cathedral at the southern entrance to Guilford had the intentions of John Gardner Murray, Baltimore’s seventh Episcopal bishop been carried out. While the proposal to build a cathedral came from the that Wasn’t previous bishop, Bishop Murray was the driving force behind the magnificent dream. TOM HOBBS Planning for the ambitious project started in 1908 with a subscription campaign and shortly thereafter the hiring of the A MASSIVE CATHEDRAL COMPLEX architect Henry Vaughan of Boston to prepare preliminary plans WAS PLANNED FOR GUILFORD BETWEEN for building locations. In 1909 the Episcopal Diocese purchased CHARLES AND ST. PAUL STREETS as the cathedral site a portion of the Merryman estate at the southwestern edge of the Guilford plat. The elevated land between Charles Street and St. Paul Street at University Parkway was considered an ideal location and the designers of Guilford altered plans to accommodate the cathedral. Among the Olmsted plans are many sketches reconfiguring Bishops Road, St. Martin’s Road and St. Paul Street to better present the cathedral complex and working with the cathedral architects Olmsted designed an imposing plaza See CATHEDRAL, page 6 Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue’s drawings show the extraordinary structure that would have stood at Guilford’s southwestern corner had funding for the project been realized. COURTESY OF THE CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION OF THE CATHEDRAL COURTESY FROM THE PRESIDENT There are many ongoing projects and events to report, some of which are also covered in more detailed articles but I want to share with you a summary. Street Trees and Sidewalks. This spring and summer the programs to restore street trees and replace deteriorated sidewalks have continued. Both efforts have been priorities of the Association and location priorities are annually given to the City. Bretton Place and Suffolk Road were particularly important as locations of the earliest Guilford development and areas where the horse chestnut trees have become diseased and died. Through the efforts of the Association and residents the streets have been re-treed with maples. Sidewalks have been replaced on Chancery Road, the area surrounding Gateway Park and Rugby Road. The City assumes the cost of the sidewalk replacement if the area is damaged by city tree roots. The cost of the replacement of other damaged areas is assessed to the adjacent home owner. The tree planting and sidewalk replacement will continue in future years as city resources permit. Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage Results. The spring tour of Guilford homes as part of the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage (MHGP) was a spectacular success with over 2000 visitors participating. The resulting funds that were raised will be setaside to help support an essential reserve/endowment for Sherwood Gardens. A total of $61,306 was received from the event, $48,910 awarded from MHGP for ticket sales and ads and $12,396 received from Garden Café and lunch sales. We owe a special thanks to Ann Giroux and Pam Hindsley for co-chairing the Guilford tour — planning, organizing and carrying out all of the This spring dead and diseased horse chestnuts were removed on Bretton Place and multitude of details required to prepare for and assure success of Suffolk Road. The stumps were ground up and the locations have been replanted with red maples and sugar maples. the event. Also Sharon Smith, Margo Bates, Liz Trotter and the Mt. Royal Garden Club did a fabulous job creating the “centennial café” and raising significant funds as a result of their effort. To the other committee chairs supporting the tour and the 80 plus community volunteers on tour day we owe much thanks. The n the summer season there is much to celebrate during this weather was perfect, the crowds were large, Guilford shone and centennial anniversary of Guilford. The area is lush and green a great time was had. I and in bloom after the summer rains, residents are out walking A Long-range Master Plan for Sherwood Gardens. and jogging, neighbors renew contact after an enclosed winter, Sherwood Gardens is a cornerstone of the Guilford community real estate sales have been brisk and values are recovering. Yet there and we must assure that it is renewed where appropriate and are concerns. The number of recent break-ins and burglaries remind maintained and sustained for the future. After considering the us that we must be cautious and vigilant. Summer is the season care and replacement needs for plants, shrubs and trees in of property crimes and as reported in a recent community notice, Sherwood Gardens, the sustainability of the annual planting of burglaries have increased significantly in the Northern District with tulips and summer annuals, the changes that have occurred in our neighbors in Roland Park and Homeland experiencing incidents the Gardens over time and the escalating budget for the Gardens, similar to those that have happened in Guilford. We have been the Trustees of Stratford Green decided that we need a Master meeting with the Major in charge of the Northern District of the Plan that will serve as a guide for the next 20-30 years. It should City police and Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke in an effort to outline future spending priorities and help assure long term care assure that police coverage is increased and that every effort is being and protection. made to apprehend the criminals. We have deployed the GSP in Beechbrook Landscape Architecture was engaged by the increased patrols in the areas where break-ins have taken place but Trustees to prepare the Plan and preliminary recommendations the hours of patrol depend upon community support. The GSP have been proposed. The Master Plan is discussed in greater detail maintains contact with the police and through email notice we have in the newsletter. It will be reviewed with the Architectural informed the community of incidents and actions as soon as they Committee and the Board of Managers at the September meeting. could be verified. There also will be opportunity for community discussion. 2 FALL 2013 The Master Plan should define a restored vision for Sherwood and provisions that will protect the surrounding areas during Gardens and set forth the direction for achieving the goals and construction has been slow to come. Not until mid-June did we providing an affordable course for realizing the vision. It also will be receive minutes of the April meeting between Association a guiding document for informing the fundraising that must be representatives and city officials at which the Association provided undertaken to assure the sustainability of the Gardens. As discussed comments on the 90% design phase for the reservoir project. in the letter of annual appeal for support of Sherwood Gardens, We have made every attempt to assure that the design of the green the Association contributes funds for the maintenance of the park space that results from the enclosure will be an asset to Guilford. but the tulips and summer flowers and much of the shrub While the construction phase will be long and disruptive we are maintenance and replacement is entirely dependent on contributions. attempting to gain commitments and specific actions and contract This method of funding is very uncertain and the Trustees have provisions that will minimize in every way possible negative concluded that it is essential to launch a major effort to create an impacts on the community. Elsewhere in the newsletter Cathy endowment that will substantially fund operations and unusual Boyne provides the latest update on the approval timeframe and needs in the future. construction schedule. Housing Market. As you will note in the review of home The Northway. You may have observed construction at the sales of the past several months, a large percentage of the Guilford Northway, the imposing and architecturally significant apartment properties that were on the market have sold and half of the building at N. Charles Street and Bishops Road. The building has properties shown as listed for sale are currently under contract. been sold to an investment group that is converting the Northway The demand for Guilford properties is strong and prices have to student housing. While the Northway is just outside of Guilford, stabilized and are showing increases and the inventory of for sale the change in use and the streetscape will affect Guilford residents. homes is low. The Architectural Committee received 45 applications We together with the president of the St. James Condominiums in the first half of the year, many proposing substantial investment and the Tuscany Canterbury Association have met with the in properties, often by new purchasers. These are positive signs. developer and City Council Representative Mary Pat Clarke in an Nonetheless the recent housing cycle had some negative effort to have our collective concerns addressed. Parking needs fallout. As in the metropolitan area and most markets in the country, will impact residents of Bishops and St. Martin’s Roads and areas Guilford properties lost significant value from the pre-2008 prices. of Tuscany Canterbury and we will seek to have the hours of the In addition there has been foreclosure of at least eight Guilford RPP (residential permit parking) restrictions in the area extended. homes. Several others are pending. Foreclosure in this number is The plans for the Northway are discussed in this newsletter. not an occurrence that Guilford has previously experienced. Often Thank you to everyone who volunteers on behalf of Guilford these properties sit vacant while the unidentified lender and the and works to keep our community the special place that it is.
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